Polydactylus sextarius was reported from 31 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 7 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: southwestern India to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan. May rarely occur in the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 57343). Not in Red Sea (Ref. 84159).
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 42533
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 40958
Asia China CHN native 40958
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 40958
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 57343
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Japan JPN native 40958
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 57343
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Asia Singapore SGP native 40958
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 40958
Asia Thailand THA native 57343
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706

Table 2: Possible in 7 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Iran IRN questionable 47613
Africa Madagascar MDG questionable 4340
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Asia Oman OMN questionable 11441
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 4340
Asia Yemen YEM questionable 28016

Table 4: Reported from 31 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 42533
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 40958
Asia China CHN native 40958
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 40958
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 57343
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN questionable 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Japan JPN native 40958
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG questionable 4340
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN questionable 11441
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 57343
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Asia Singapore SGP native 40958
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 4340
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 40958
Asia Thailand THA native 57343
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Asia Yemen YEM questionable 28016
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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